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-A '''fallen angel''', {{white|&}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The fallen angel is a winged [[Demon (monster class)|demon-like]] [[humanoid]] entity that is [[strong]], capable of [[flight]], can be seen via [[infravision]], and can [[see invisible]] while also having [[extramission]] (which grants perfect vision in light and dark areas). Fallen angels will seek out weapons, armor and other items to pick up, and can [[follow]] the [[hero]] to other levels if they are adjacent&mdash;[[tame]] fallen angels may turn [[traitor]].
+A '''fallen angel''', {{white|&}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The fallen angel is a winged [[Demon (monster class)|demon-like]] [[humanoid]] entity that is [[strong]], capable of [[flight]], can be seen via [[infravision]], [[Light source|emits light]] in a 2-square radius around it, and can [[see invisible]] monsters while also having [[extramission]] (which grants perfect vision in light and dark areas). Fallen angels will seek out weapons, armor and other items to pick up, and can [[follow]] the [[hero]] to other levels if they are adjacent&mdash;[[tame]] fallen angels may turn [[traitor]].
 Fallen angels can reach [[Monster level|level]] 30 and have 24 points of total [[AC]]: 5 in the 'natural' category, 6 in the 'dodge' category, and 13 in the 'special' category&mdash;they also have 4 points of 'special' [[DR]] for all slots except the head, which instead has 9 points of 'special' DR.
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 # They are given a [[kite shield]], a set of [[plate mail]], a set of [[gloves]] that has a {{frac|9|10}} chance of being [[Gauntlets (dNetHack)|normal gauntlets]] and will otherwise be [[gauntlets of power]], and a pair of [[armored boots]]&mdash;all of this armor will have a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|set material]] of [[silver]], and the long sword will also be made of silver.
 # They are given a [[robe]], a [[pair of gloves]] and a [[pair of shoes]] that are all made of [[cloth]].
-# They are given a set of armor determined by the fallen angel's gender&mdash;female fallen angels are given a pair of cloth gloves, a cloth [[gentlewoman's dress]], a cloth set of [[Victorian underwear]], and a silver [[pair of stilettos]], while male fallen angels are given a [[leather]] pair of gloves, a cloth [[gentleman's suit]], a cloth [[ruffled shirt]], and a leather pair of shoes.
+# They are given a set of armor determined by the fallen angel's gender&mdash;female fallen angels are given a pair of cloth gloves, a cloth [[gentlewoman's dress]], a cloth set of [[Victorian underwear (dNetHack)|Victorian underwear]], and a silver [[pair of stilettos]], while male fallen angels are given a [[leather]] pair of gloves, a cloth [[gentleman's suit]], a cloth [[ruffled shirt]], and a leather pair of shoes.
 # They are given a [[Erosion|thoroughly tattered]] robe, and their long sword is made [[filth-encrusted]].
 # They are given a set of armor that consists of the same items as the first set (with the same probabilities for the gloves), but rather than being silver, they are colored black and made of [[iron]].
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 The term "fallen angel" refers to the angels of Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) who were cast out of or expelled from Heaven, though it does not occur literally in any Abrahamic religious texts. "Fallen" angels are often described as corrupting humanity by teaching forbidden knowledge or by tempting them into sin, and common motifs for their expulsion are lust, pride, envy, or an attempt to usurp divinity. Fallen angels further appear throughout Christian and Islamic popular culture, including the ''Divine Comedy'' by Dante Alighieri, the epic poem ''Paradise Lost'' by John Milton, and the Turkish horror film ''Semum'' by Hasan Karacadağ&mdash;they have since become a mainstay of sorts in fantasy media such as ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', with popular examples including Azazel, Belial, Lucifer, and Samael.
-The earliest appearance of the concept may be found in Canaanite beliefs about the ''bənē hāʾĔlōhīm'' ('sons of God') that are expelled from the divine court, such as Hêlêl ben Šāḥar who is thrown down from heaven for claiming equality with ʻElyōn. Such stories were later collected in the Hebrew Bible (Christian Old Testament) and appear in pseudepigraphic Jewish apocalyptic literature, derived from the assumption that the "sons of God" (בני האלוהים‎) mentioned in Genesis 6:1–4 or the Book of Enoch are angels. In the period immediately preceding the New Testament's composition&ndash;which is roughly contiguous with the Second Temple period (516 BC–70 AD)&ndash;some groups of Second Temple Judaism identified these "sons of God" as fallen angels, and considered the Nephilim to be the monstrous offspring of fallen angels and human women: in these accounts, God sends the Great Deluge to purge the world of them, which destroys their bodies while their souls survive and thereafter roam the earth as demons. Rabbinic Judaism and early Christian authorities after the third century rejected the Enochian writings and the notion of an illicit union between angels and women.
+The earliest appearance of the concept may be found in Canaanite beliefs about the ''bənē hāʾĔlōhīm'' ('sons of God') that are expelled from the divine court, such as Hêlêl ben Šāḥar who is thrown down from heaven for claiming equality with ʻElyōn. Such stories were later collected in the Hebrew Bible (Christian Old Testament) and appear in pseudepigraphic Jewish apocalyptic literature, derived from the assumption that the "sons of God" (בני האלוהים‎) mentioned in Genesis 6:1–4 or the Book of Enoch are angels. In the period immediately preceding the New Testament's composition&ndash;which is roughly contiguous with the Second Temple period (516 BC–70 AD)&ndash;some groups of Second Temple Judaism identified these "sons of God" as fallen angels, and considered the Nephilim to be the monstrous offspring of fallen angels and human women: in these accounts, God sends the Great Deluge to purge the world of them, which destroys their bodies while their souls survive and thereafter roam the earth as demons.
-Christian theology instead teaches that the sins of fallen angels occurred before the beginning of human history: fallen angels became identified with those led by Lucifer in rebellion against God, who were also equated with demons. Christian monotheism holds that evil is a corruption of goodness, as both good and evil angels are envisioned as rational beings without bodily limitations. Thus, Western Christian philosophy also implemented the fall of angels as a thought experiment about how evil will could occur from within the mind without external influences and explores questions regarding morality. While the Quran also refers to motifs reminiscent of fallen angels in earlier Abrahamic writings, the interpretation of these beings is disputed; for example some Muslim exegetes regard Satan (Iblīs) to be an angel, while others do not.
+Rabbinic Judaism and early Christian authorities after the third century rejected the Enochian writings and the notion of an illicit union between angels and women. Christian theology instead teaches that the sins of fallen angels occurred before the beginning of human history: fallen angels became identified with those led by Lucifer in rebellion against God, who were also equated with demons. Christian monotheism holds that evil is a corruption of goodness, as both good and evil angels are envisioned as rational beings without bodily limitations. Thus, Western Christian philosophy also implemented the fall of angels as a thought experiment about how evil will could occur from within the mind without external influences in order to explore questions regarding morality. While the Quran also refers to motifs reminiscent of fallen angels in earlier Abrahamic writings, the interpretation of these beings is disputed; for example, some Muslim exegetes regard Satan (Iblīs) to be an angel while others do not.
 The fallen angels of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' are generally the result of unrepentant angels that are either stripped of all powers and cast into the Lower Planes, or else are exiled and become truly evil from taking their punishment personally. The spirits of most fallen angels are consumed by the various types of fiend, though some are instead formed into the lowest of the demonic, daemonic, or devilish hierarchies to become fiends themselves&mdash;some others instead directly become high-ranking fiends, with characters such as Asmodeus originally being angels depending on the specific edition and the lore associated with them in that edition.

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 A fallen angel is always generated with a long sword. For fallen angels that are either generated in [[Gehennom (dNetHack)|Gehennom]] or slated for good equipment, there is a {{frac|5|6}} chance of additional equipment and changes to the sword, which are all listed below and have an equal probability for each of the changes and additions to occur:
-# They are given a [[kite shield]], a set of [[plate mail]], a set of [[gloves]] that have a {{frac|9|10}} chance of being [[Gauntlets (dNetHack)|normal gauntlets]] and will otherwise be [[gauntlets of power]], and a pair of [[armored boots]]&mdash;all of this armor will have a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|set material]] of [[silver]], and the long sword will also be made of silver.
+# They are given a [[kite shield]], a set of [[plate mail]], a set of [[gloves]] that has a {{frac|9|10}} chance of being [[Gauntlets (dNetHack)|normal gauntlets]] and will otherwise be [[gauntlets of power]], and a pair of [[armored boots]]&mdash;all of this armor will have a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|set material]] of [[silver]], and the long sword will also be made of silver.
 # They are given a [[robe]], a [[pair of gloves]] and a [[pair of shoes]] that are all made of [[cloth]].
 # They are given a set of armor determined by the fallen angel's gender&mdash;female fallen angels are given a pair of cloth gloves, a cloth [[gentlewoman's dress]], a cloth set of [[Victorian underwear]], and a silver [[pair of stilettos]], while male fallen angels are given a [[leather]] pair of gloves, a cloth [[gentleman's suit]], a cloth [[ruffled shirt]], and a leather pair of shoes.

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 ==Generation==
-Fallen angels are not randomly generated, and only appear normally in [[Gehennom (dNetHack)|Gehennom]]. They are not a valid polymorph form or genocide target.
+Fallen angels are not randomly generated, and normally-created ones are always hostile. They only appear normally in [[Gehennom (dNetHack)|Gehennom]], and are not a valid polymorph form or genocide target.
 [[Lillend]]s generated on the [[Astral Plane]] may be [[generated with]] fallen angel [[Mask (dNetHack)|masks]], which also enables them to use the fallen angel's attacks.

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 Fallen angels are not randomly generated, and only appear normally in [[Gehennom (dNetHack)|Gehennom]]. They are not a valid polymorph form or genocide target.
-[[Lillend]]s generated on the [[Astral Plane]] may be [[generated with]] fallen angel [[Mask (dNetHack)|masks]], which also enables them to use their attacks.
+[[Lillend]]s generated on the [[Astral Plane]] may be [[generated with]] fallen angel [[Mask (dNetHack)|masks]], which also enables them to use the fallen angel's attacks.
 A fallen angel is always generated with a long sword. For fallen angels that are either generated in [[Gehennom (dNetHack)|Gehennom]] or slated for good equipment, there is a {{frac|5|6}} chance of additional equipment and changes to the sword, which are all listed below and have an equal probability for each of the changes and additions to occur:

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 Fallen angels [[Corpseless|do not leave corpses]] upon death.
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 We have only the tales of mortals to guide us on this. We, the heirs of angels, must piece together our heritage from the scraps of myth. We can surmise that some divine force exiled Lucifer and his followers. We use their word, God, because it is a convenient shorthand for our unknown enemy. The demon race was bred to overthrow this enemy and take its throne and whatever else we forget, we should never forget that destiny. A full third of the Host fell, according to some accounts. For their sins - for pride, for rebellion, for desiring to be like God, for unknowable and ineffable reasons - they were banished and they fell.
 |[ Infernum, Book of the Tormentor, by Gareth Hanrahan ]
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 A '''fallen angel''', {{white|&}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The fallen angel is a winged [[Demon (monster class)|demon-like]] [[humanoid]] entity that is [[strong]], capable of [[flight]], can be seen via [[infravision]], and can [[see invisible]] while also having [[extramission]] (which grants perfect vision in light and dark areas). Fallen angels will seek out weapons, armor and other items to pick up, and can [[follow]] the [[hero]] to other levels if they are adjacent&mdash;[[tame]] fallen angels may turn [[traitor]].
-Fallen angels can reach [[Monster level|level]] 30 and have 24 points of total [[AC]]: 5 in the 'natural' category, 6 in the 'dodge' category, and 13 in the 'special category'&mdash;they also have 4 points of 'special' [[DR]] for all slots except the head, which instead has 9 points of 'special' DR.
+Fallen angels can reach [[Monster level|level]] 30 and have 24 points of total [[AC]]: 5 in the 'natural' category, 6 in the 'dodge' category, and 13 in the 'special' category&mdash;they also have 4 points of 'special' [[DR]] for all slots except the head, which instead has 9 points of 'special' DR.
 Fallen angels have two weapon attacks, a [[claw attack]], a [[passive]] [[Fire (element)|fire]] attack whose damage scales with the attacker's [[experience level]] or monster level and can [[Erosion|burn]] the items used in the attack, and the ability to cast one [[ray]] of unholy energy per round whose damage scales with the fallen angel's own monster level. Fallen angels have expert prowess in martial combat and a full [[base attack bonus]] of +1 [[to-hit]] per level. They possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[shock resistance]], and [[poison resistance]].

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   |resistances=[[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[shock resistance]], [[poison resistance]]
   |resistances conveyed=
-  |attributes={{attributes|A fallen angel|fly=1|humanoid=1|seeinvis=1|nopoly=1|hostile=1|stalk=1|nasty=1|strong=1|collect=1|infravisible=1|hell=1|nocorpse=1|light=1|traitor=1|light1=1}}
+  |attributes={{attributes|A fallen angel|fly=1|humanoid=1|seeinvis=1|nopoly=1|hostile=1|stalk=1|nasty=1|strong=1|collect=1|infravisible=1|hell=1|nocorpse=1|traitor=1|light2=1}}
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 Fallen angels can be [[Ward (dNetHack)|warded]] by a fully-reinforced [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Elder Elemental Eye|Elder Elemental Eye]].
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   |name=fallen angel
   |symbol={{white|&}}
-  |difficulty=20
+ |tile=
-  |level=14
+  |difficulty=22
-  |experience=505
+  |level=15
   |speed=10
-  |AC=&minus;14
+  |AC=-14
   |MR=55
   |align=12
   |frequency=0
   |genocidable=No
-  |attacks=Weapon 1d6 physical, Weapon 1d6 physical, Claw 1d4 physical, Cast 2d6 [[magic missile]]s
+  |attacks=[[Weapon]] 3d7 [[Physical damage|physical]], Weapon 3d7 physical, [[Claw attack|Claw]] 5d4 physical, [[dNetHack monster spells|spellcast]] 0d9 unholy energy, [[passive]] 0d9 [[Fire (element)|fire]]
   |weight=1450
   |nutr=400
   |size=medium
-  |resistances=[[cold]], [[sleep]], [[shock]], [[poison]]
+  |resistances=[[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[shock resistance]], [[poison resistance]]
   |resistances conveyed=
-  |attributes={{attributes
+  |attributes={{attributes|A fallen angel|fly=1|humanoid=1|seeinvis=1|nopoly=1|hostile=1|stalk=1|nasty=1|strong=1|collect=1|infravisible=1|hell=1|nocorpse=1|light=1|traitor=1|light1=1}}
- |A fallen angel|=
+  |reference=
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-The '''fallen angel''' is a monster added in [[dNetHack]].
+A '''fallen angel''', {{white|&}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The fallen angel is a winged [[Demon (monster class)|demon-like]] [[humanoid]] entity that is [[strong]], capable of [[flight]], can be seen via [[infravision]], and can [[see invisible]] while also having [[extramission]] (which grants perfect vision in light and dark areas). Fallen angels will seek out weapons, armor and other items to pick up, and can [[follow]] the [[hero]] to other levels if they are adjacent&mdash;[[tame]] fallen angels may turn [[traitor]].
-Its attacks and stats are nearly identical to those of the un-fallen [[angel]]. The fallen angel, however, can be found in [[Gehennom]].
+Fallen angels can reach [[Monster level|level]] 30 and have 24 points of total [[AC]]: 5 in the 'natural' category, 6 in the 'dodge' category, and 13 in the 'special category'&mdash;they also have 4 points of 'special' [[DR]] for all slots except the head, which instead has 9 points of 'special' DR.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==
-{{encyclopedia|Lucifer rebelled.
+{{encyclopedia|
 The angels fell.
-We have only the tales of mortals to guide us on this. We, the heirs of angels, must piece together our heritage from the scraps of myth. We can surmise that some divine force exiled Lucifer and his followers. We use their word, God, because it is a convenient shorthand for our unknown enemy. The demon race was bred to overthrow this enemy and take its throne and whatever else we forget, we should never forget that destiny. A full third of the Host fell, according to some accounts. For their sins  for pride, for rebellion, for desiring to be like God, for unknowable and ineffable reasons  they were banished and they fell.|[ Infernum, Book of the Tormentor, by Gareth Hanrahan ]}}
+We have only the tales of mortals to guide us on this. We, the heirs of angels, must piece together our heritage from the scraps of myth. We can surmise that some divine force exiled Lucifer and his followers. We use their word, God, because it is a convenient shorthand for our unknown enemy. The demon race was bred to overthrow this enemy and take its throne and whatever else we forget, we should never forget that destiny. A full third of the Host fell, according to some accounts. For their sins - for pride, for rebellion, for desiring to be like God, for unknowable and ineffable reasons - they were banished and they fell.
 |[ Infernum, Book of the Tormentor, by Gareth Hanrahan ]
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